ASB MAGAZINE: The thirty-seventh Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame will be held on May 4th at the Hotel QT on the Gold Coast. The 43rd inductee into the Hall of Fame will bookend an evening that has previously included former winners with world-famous Aussie names like Gilmore, Wilson, Wright, Fanning and Fitzgibbons (Former winners of Male and Female Surfer of The Year Awards).
These annual awards also include our very own ASB Greater Good Award given to the person or group who in the past year has given back to Australian surfing through extraordinary results in a charitable, humanitarian, environmental, or philanthropic cause. It’s our major sponsorship and one we are extremely proud of. Past winners include: Billabong x SurfAid Schools Program (2008), Coastalwatch (2009),David Rastovich/Surfers for Cetaceans (2010), Surf Aid (2011), Barton Lynch (2012), Misfit Aid (2013), National Surfing Reserves (2014), Surfrider Foundation Australia (2015), Andrew McKinnon (2016), Walk for Waves (2017), NevHouse (2018) Patagonia (2019) and Fight For The Bight Alliance (2020).
Nominations for ALL categories are now open to the surfing public and close on March 15th. To nominate click the IMAGE BELOW!
Surfing Australia CEO Chris Mater said: ” After a tough year in 2020, we are excited to be able to move back to the traditional Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame on the Gold Coast. The event is Australian surfing’s night of nights and our yearly opportunity as a surfing community to come together and celebrate achievements in the industry.”
In 2020 these Awards took to a broadcast only format via Channel 9 and ‘The Holddown’ hosted but Vaughan and Ronnie Blakey in a pivotal moment for these iconic awards.
Award Categories at the 2021 Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame will include:
MALE SURFER OF THE YEAR
FEMALE SURFER OF THE YEAR
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY FEMALE RISING STAR
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY MALE RISING STAR
HEAVY WATER AWARD
ASB GREATER GOOD AWARD
PETER TROY LIFETIME AWARD
INDIGENOUS SURFING COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AWARD
COACH OF THE YEAR
ACCIONA INNOVATION AWARD
SURF CULTURE AWARD
SIMON ANDERSON CLUB AWARD
NIKON SURF VIDEO OF THE YEAR
NIKON SURF PHOTO OF THE YEAR
The Winners of both the Nikon Surf Photo of the Year Award and the Nikon Surf Video of the Year Award will receive a Nikon Z 6II including a NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S and FTZ adapter each.
World-renowned Surf Journalist Nick Carroll continues in the role of Curator of the Australian Surfing Awards incorporating the Hall of Fame.
The Australian Surfing Awards incorporating the Hall of Fame is proudly presented by Surfrider Foundation and supported by Tourism and Events Queensland, QT Gold Coast, Nikon, nudie, Hyundai, Australasian Surf Business Magazine, 2XP, Griffith University, Acciona and OnStone.
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